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September 9, 2014

Back From Florida!

Good morning!

I missed chatting with you yesterday but my flight home from Florida didn’t get in until after midnight Sunday night so I allowed myself to sleep a few extra minutes in the morning before getting my son ready and off to school.

As much as I love coming home to my bed, my routine and my peanut butter, the quick weekend away in Florida for the Bar Mitzvah and to see my best friends was awesome.

I love a photo booth, don’t you?

I cannot wait to see the pictures from the photographer because every time I turned around at the party, he was snapping my photo.

I am sure he does a better job than I do, that’s for sure.

We tried to do the selfie thing and we are not good at it. At all. I think we are too old to master the concept.

I love the back of the dress I wore to the party.

It’s hard to tell from the picture but the skirt of the dress is all rosettes. It’s such an adorable dress, reminds me of something Carrie Bradshaw would have worn.

I was asked about the dress I wore to the Bar Mitzvah services…

It’s made by Juicy Couture from a couple of seasons ago. I don’t believe they still sell it, however, Juicy usually comes out with new styles which are similar to previous cuts and designs.

Anyway, I squeezed in one short run while I was away (5.60 miles) early Sunday morning under the palm trees in my friend’s community.

I hadn’t a clue where I was going but I followed a main path and took her address with me to enter into google maps just in case I got lost.

I found my way back to her house but along the way I encountered some interesting wild life on my run which made me think that even though I love Florida, the cost of living, the nonexistent winters and my friends, I need to stay in New York.

The humidity didn’t even bother me as much as hearing and seeing the birds that thankfully were not peacocks because I have a fear of peacocks and may have lost it if I encountered one.

I tried to take pictures of the wildlife while I was running but I can barely take a picture when I am not moving so none of them came out. Instead, I googled and found you what I believe to be what I saw.

I will take the people on my running path saying hello to me any day over these birds squawking at me.

The good news is that my feet were pretty comfortable during my run considering I wasn’t in my normal running shoes.

Picture from the plane – the Lulu bag contained all of my snacks which thankfully made it through security without a fight.

My weekend wasn’t focused on exercise so I went with the Saucony sneakers just because they were cuter. I knew that whatever miles I was able to squeeze in wouldn’t be much so wearing them for one run wouldn’t be a problem.

Oh wait, I read some good stuff on the plane!

I love magazines but hate paying for them so I save my guilty pleasure for traveling. I splurged on a couple of Women’s Health and one Us Weekly.

Women’s Health was packed with valuable information, so much so that I made a list on the plane of some new post ideas for the coming weeks.

In the meantime since my brain isn’t fully back to writing mode, I jotted down a few of the things I read worth mentioning quick this morning:

I just love when my favorite hairbrush in the world receives a shout out:

I have been using Mason Pearson since I am little girl and never ever travel without it.

It may be pricey but it is so worth it. My current Mason Pearson was purchased in 1999 if that is any indication on its durability.

Want another hair tip? Use paper towels to scrunch about 50% of the moisture out of your hair before blow drying.

It seems paper towels remove more of the moisture than a regular cotton towel. Using a cotton towel can actually cause frizziness and breakage because of the rubbing back and forth.

Comments

I used to have a Mason Pearson-esque brush that I adored growing up. These days, i rarely style my hair (like ever) so I probably won’t be investing in one anytime soon haha. You pictures from the weekedn looks like so much fun, and that cake was hilarious! I’ve never been to a bar/bat mitzvah. Apparently I didn’t have friends lol

Love that dress. I’m glad you had fun. I love Florida but I don’t think I could live there either. I kinda like my changing of seasons. I’m going to have to try that hair tip. mine is nothing but frizzAshley @ KickAshMom.com recently posted…Clean Eating Cilantro Lime Shrimp

IF I brushed my hair I might consider splurging on a hairbrush! But you know, with the afro it just isn’t worth it 😉 Welcome home!Davida @ The Healthy Maven recently posted…Slow Cooker Apple Pie Steel-Cut Oatmeal

That’s a great hair tip…I’ll have to try it! Love that dress and I’m so glad you had fun!
My workout this morning was an easy 5 miles. I needed it after a tough speed workout yesterday!Lisa @ Running Out Of Wine recently posted…Humidity and Hills: My Two Worst Running Enemies

I don’t have a favourite hair brush, but I DO have a favourite makeup brush! A few of them, actually 😀 I really need to chat you up about what’s so special with that one, though… I need to start paying a little more attention to my hair 😯Amanda @ .running with spoons. recently posted…. flourless pumpkin pie muffins .

I was thinking I should replace my makeup brushes. They last for years but I feel like I need a new set lol. Love the Mason Pearson hairbrush. It is truly the best and makes a difference each time you brush. It brings out the shine and just brightens up the hair even on a bad hair day. Worth the investment.

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